The Colorado Symphony Orchestra Analysis
Music rings out from the center stage and bounces around the auditorium elegantly as if it were a metaphysical dancer. The symphonic grace entices all of those who are in range to hear it which is why Rod Hoffman sits in the second row of the middle aisle three seats deep from the left side of the orchestra. Completely submerged in the melody he is enveloped by a sort of transcending feeling. Words are rarely able to describe the joy that he feels by attending the concerts of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. It takes him many weeks to find a means to culminate all of his emotions that he felt from the performance into a review that can properly display not only his reaction but still give an oversight that convinces others to give the orchestra
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As it was for generations within his family he had always been told that money could buy happiness and that it should be saved and invested in order to make the most out of it. It was from there on that he followed those guidelines and realized much later on in his life, around the age of 55, that money wasn’t the key to living happily. His home life had become rather strained as it was only him and his wife since his kids were already moved out. Work had been keeping him bogged down while his wife sat home alone watching infomercials. They had a brief disagreement one night and decided that the way they were going wasn’t working out and something needed to change. On a whim he suggested that he take some time off and they go see a concert. Much to his wife’s surprise at the left field suggestion she agreed and the next week they went to see their first concert. As they walked in there was a distinct feeling of unease as it was a subject neither one had studied past their college education. Once they sat down and the music began to pour forth they were both taken aback, especially Rod, and were drawn to the mysterious sensation cast upon them. With that experience he decided from then on that he would become a sponsor of the symphony to keep it alive and prosperous to recreate the feeling of euphoria that he felt during that first performance. His
As it was for generations within his family he had always been told that money could buy happiness and that it should be saved and invested in order to make the most out of it. It was from there on that he followed those guidelines and realized much later on in his life, around the age of 55, that money wasn’t the key to living happily. His home life had become rather strained as it was only him and his wife since his kids were already moved out. Work had been keeping him bogged down while his wife sat home alone watching infomercials. They had a brief disagreement one night and decided that the way they were going wasn’t working out and something needed to change. On a whim he suggested that he take some time off and they go see a concert. Much to his wife’s surprise at the left field suggestion she agreed and the next week they went to see their first concert. As they walked in there was a distinct feeling of unease as it was a subject neither one had studied past their college education. Once they sat down and the music began to pour forth they were both taken aback, especially Rod, and were drawn to the mysterious sensation cast upon them. With that experience he decided from then on that he would become a sponsor of the symphony to keep it alive and prosperous to recreate the feeling of euphoria that he felt during that first performance. His